Scientists protest Climate Change

2022 - 4 - 13

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'We've been trying warn you for so many decades': Nasa climate ... (The Independent)

In an emotional speech last week in Los Angeles, Nasa scientist Peter Kalmus implored people to listen to the dire warnings of climate change experts.

I’m willing to take a risk for this gorgeous planet,” Dr Kalmus said while chained to the door. His protest in LA involved scientists chaining themselves to the doors of a JPMorgan Chase building. “We’re going to lose everything,” Kalmus said in a video of the moment.

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Scientists Stage Worldwide Climate Change Protests After IPCC ... (Smithsonian)

April 13, 2022 4:19 p.m.. Protesters in Berlin wear white lab coats and hold a sign Science Rebellion protesters in Berlin, Germany Scientist Rebellion.

Last year, the organization leaked a draft of the IPCC report. Spanish scientists threw fake blood over the facade of the National Congress. Panamanian scientists staged demonstrations at various embassies, and German protesters glued themselves to a bridge. Scientist Rebellion protesters in Washington, D.C. chained themselves to the White House fence. “I feel deep grief over the loss of forests and corals and diminishing biodiversity. “It’s now the eleventh hour and I feel terrified for my kids, and terrified for humanity,” he writes in a Guardian op-ed. Over 1,000 scientists from 25 different countries staged protests last week following the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s new report.

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